The Philippines considers China a "good friend" and would not resort to war over the dispute in the West Philippine Sea, President Duterte declared Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President admitted that...
The ultimate blame of the people is on the government, “whether we are in the right or in the wrong,” President Duterte said on Wednesday, April 28, as he mulls using “police power” to “control whatever there is to control.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on...
President Duterte has asked for the public's understanding following his decision to extend for another two weeks the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area, saying it was necessary due to the spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
It’s no wonder that the Philippines breached the one-million mark on its positive cases of COVID-19, President Duterte noted on Wednesday, April 28, as he mentioned how Filipinos are unmindful of protocols and laws. President Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang)...
Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don't enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President said he would direct Interior and Local...
President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
An administrative order implementing the Local Government Reform Project (LGRP) has been signed by President Duterte. President Duterte with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (File photo: Malacañang) In Administrative Order No. 40, the President created an Interagency Governing Board (IGB)...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) does not see anything wrong with giving the public information that the Philippines is doing better than other countries in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying these data were facts anyway. PCOO logo via Philippine News...
SM Investments Corporation, a giant conglomerate whose businesses cater mostly to consumers, is focusing on the country’s recover from the pandemic by supporting moves to get people vaccinated against COVID-19. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, SMIC President and CEO...
United States President Joseph Biden has nominated Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the Air Force at the Department of Defense, the White House announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington, D.C.) on the eve of the Biden administration’s first 100 days in office....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar This was the word used by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the growing gap between the number of vaccines available to rich countries and the measly numbers given to developing countries. The latter rely mainly on...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The outpouring of kindness and generosity through the community pantries has been nothing short of phenomenal. As of last count, over 300 community pantries have been set up nationwide, all of them offering Filipinos displaced economically by...
